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TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION /IN GERMAN/

DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SHIELD DRIVING AND THE FLOTATION METHOD. SOME OF THE CHAPTER HEADINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: HISTORY ALIGNMENT, CAUSE AND TYPES OF PRESSURE OF MOUNTAIN MASS, DETEMINATION OF VERTICAL ROCK PRESSURES, INTERACTION OF ROCK PRESSURES, WATER PRESSURES, DESIGN LOADING, DESIGN OF CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS, DESIGN OF DRAINAGE INSTALLATIONS AND TUNNEL LININGS, TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION IN HARD ROCK, IN MEDIUM-STRENGTH ROCKS AND IN CONSOLIDATED SOILS, TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE SURFACE, SUBTERRANEAN TUNNELS, AND PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS IN TUNNELS. /TRRL/